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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
May. 01, 2008
Applicants:
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Mason, OH (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
Lawrence Crainich, Charlestown, NH (US);
Daniel E Alesi, Lebanon, OH (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Mason, OH (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
Lawrence Crainich, Charlestown, NH (US);
Daniel E Alesi, Lebanon, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for laparoscopically preventing insufflation of the small bowel during gastric procedures includes applying an obstruction member at the pyloric sphincter to block the passage of gas from the gastric cavity into the small bowel and insufflating the gastric cavity.